(Pride Simply a Defence)

Pride as a Defence Mechanism

To swim against the tide is to resist the natural flow of things, which, in a literal sense, is a survival strategy. And this survival strategy mechanism emerges when we forget to realise that pride isn’t just a character flaw, but it’s a symptom of inner wounding.
And when we refused to heal the wound and let go, it became ultimately self-destructive.
I want you to remember this: In modern psychology, excessive pride often masks:

. Shame,
. Fear of insignificance, and
. A refusal to be vulnerable

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